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GA-NTEEN. No. 273,097. I v Patented Feb. 27,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES G. JORDON, OF GATLIN, COLORADO.

CANTEEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 273,097, dated February2'7, 1883.

Application filed August 7,1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES G. JoRDoN, of (Jatlin, in the county of Bentand State of Colorado, have invented a new and useful Improvement inCanteens, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in

which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in allthe figures.

Figure 1 represents a view in, perspective of a canteen constructed inaccordance with my invention, as removed from a case which is combinedwith it, and showing a portion of the cloth covering remoyed. Fig. 2 isa view in perspective of said case with its attached straps, and showinga portion of its cloth covering removed. Fig. 3,is a side view of thecase with attached straps; and Fig. 4, a transverse vertical section,upon a larger scale, of the canteen and case in which it sits combined.

The invention consists in a canteen, watercooler, jug, or vessel forholding and carrying liquids for immediate or daily use, in which thebody of the vessel, made of metal or other suitable material to give itstiffness, is provided or riddled with perforations, and has combinedwith it, a cloth or othe'rlike absorb ent covering,whereby evaporationis promoted and the contents of the vessel kept cool without sensible ormaterial wetting of the person carrying the canteen or vessel..

The inventionalso includes a shoe or case this canteen, however, or itmay be the entire body, if desired, unlike other canteens, is riddledwith perforations c. i The covering d of the canteen should be of heavycloth or other equivalent fibrous and flexible absorbent material, andshould be made to fit the canteen nicely and snugly. A perforatedcanteen thus clothed provides for a moderate but ample absorption of theliquid within it, and 'for evaporation from its clothed surface to keepthe contents of the canteen cool, and in this respect it is butlittle,if any, inferior to a bag ,or sack made wholly of canvas orcloth, while it is greatly superior thereto in strength and in beingprotected by its inflexible body from being ruptured and from yieldingtooutside pressure, which keeps up a constant dripping, wetting theclothes of the person, and, in fact, everything it comes in contactwith, when such bag or sack is hung on the shoulders. The perforationsin the body of the canteen A should be arranged and adapted to keep up aselffeeding supply of moisture to the general surface of the coveringcommensurate with the evaporation which takes place in ordinary usage,so as to avoid all unnecessary dripping, and in this respect dueconsideration should be had to the increased disturbance of the contentsproduced by the person wearing the canteen when walking or riding. Ifnecessary, thecanteen may be inverted occasionally for a few moments ata time to keep its covering properly saturated.

To catch any drip from the canteen that may occur, and to provide forreturning liquid so collected back to the canteen, as well as to preventthe damp cloth covering the canteen from coming in contact with theperson, the lower portion of the canteen is arranged to sit in a metalor other suitable shoe or case, B, which may also, when desired, be usedas a drinkingcup, it being detachable from the canteen. This caseis alsopreferably covered with cloth 6, and is provided with books f, forattachment of the straps g, by which the canteen is suspended from theperson. Attached alsoto the cloth d of the canteen; on one side, is alight strap, h, which engages with a buckle or button, t, secured on thecloth covering e of. the case, for the purpose of holding the canteenand ,case firmly together.

The case B may, it desired, be dispensed with, especially in extremelyhot weather, and

the carrying-straps g be attached directly to the canteen.

In the drawings only the upper portion of Having thus fully described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Acanteen, water-cooler, jug, or vessel, made of metal or other stiffmaterial, and havin g a portion or the whole of its body provided orriddled with perforations and clothed with a covering of cloth or otherfibrous and flexible absorbent material, whereby evaporation is promotedand the liquid contents of the vessel are kept cool, substantially asspecified.

2. The combination, with a perforated canteen of rigid material, havinga cloth or other similar absorbent covering, of a shoe or caseconstructed to detachabl y receive the canteen, at the lower portion ofits body, Within it, whereby the damp covering of the canteen isrestrained from coming in contact with the person, drip from the canteenis caught by the case, and the case may be used as a drinking- 1 cup,essentially as herein set forth.

3. The case B, for holding the canteen, having a covering, 0, of fibrousmaterial, and the straps g, for suspending the canteen, secured to saidcase, substantially as specified.

CHARLES GRIFFITH JORDON.

Witnesses:

JOHN L. MITCH, W. H. MAY.

